A) at the playground
B) at the baseball field
C) in Jose's front yard
D) in the new stadium

A) Mr. Mendez lost his job.
B) Carmen is a better ballplayer
C) Jose has been having trouple hitting the ball.
D) They haven't gotten over the death of Mrs. Mendez.

A) Hewants his team to admire him.
B) He's afraid of the coach.
C) He wants to do better than his sister.
D) He thinks it will please his dad.

A) sphere
B) globe
C) circle
D) bat

A) He is glad his dad isn't there to see him.
B) He thinks his team will be upset.
C) He consideres quitting baseball.
D) He wishes he had practiced more baseball.

A) a cheetah
B) a gazelle
C) an eagle
D) a panther

A) A grounder skitters through T.V.'s legs.
B) The Bulls strike out.
C) Jose drops the ball.
D) Jose slams a home run.

A) his own batting average
B) Ted Jackson's fly balls
C) all the team's wins and losses
D) all of Turtleneck's strikes

A) helping the coach
B) catching fly balls
C) getting a high batting average
D) joining the minors one day

A) that Joses skips baseball practice
B) that Jose continues to make excuses
C) that Jose has a low batting average
D) that Jose goes against his dad's wishes

A) baking brownies
B) cheering for Jose's team
C) baby-sitting
D) hitting home runs

A) Jose's strength is as an outfielder
B) he wants Jose to pitch
C) Jose is no good at baseball
D) nobody could be as good as he was